Hatbox



July 26, 1927'.

J. A. HOLTZMAN HAT BOX Filed March 5. 1926 2 Sheet-Sheetl 1,637,2231927' J. A. HOLTZMAN HAT BOX Filed March 5. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 iii)Patented July 26 1927.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH A. HOLTZMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HATBOX.

Application filed March 5, 1926. Serial No. 12,608.

, Tliisinveiition relates to cylindrical hat boxes with a flatbase andan object of this invention is to provide articles of this characterwhich will be arranged to carry ladies hats as well as other articles ofclothing without damage to the hat or other articles contained therein.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hat box which wlllcontain a regulatable area for the hat. A further object of thisinvention is to provide for a hat box with double compartments. V I

\Vith these objects and other objectswhich may hereinafter appear, inview, I havejdevised the particular arrangement and combination of partshereinafter set forthand more articularly pointed out in the claimsappen ed hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a parthereof, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of case with singlecompartment showing tray in lowest position.

Figure 2 is a vertlcal section of the above in closed position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of spacer.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of case with double compartment.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of tray fastened to inside of lid, thusforming a new compartment.

Figure 6 is a vertical section through case with double compartment;this view shows tray in raised position in full lines.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of tray removed from case.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

Examination of Fig. 1 shows a hat box with single compartment, alsoshowing tray 11 in lowest position. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of thetray removed from the case. This tray when inserted in the singlecompartment of Fig. 1 in the lowest position will rest on three hinges12 consisting of two leaves or wings and pintle, attached to the upperedge of a spacer 12 inserted in the bottom of the box. The tray may bealso supported by snap fasteners 11 inside the box, thus forming anentire new compartment. If the area is to be increased at the bottom ofthe box illustrated in Fig. 1 the tray can be raised and held by meansof snap fasteners within the compartment.

The tray 11, if desired, can be removed and, inserted in the lid 1W ofthe hat box re ferred to in Fig. 1, which will create an entirely newcompartment in the lid, which space can be utilized for small articlesas shown by Fig. 5. This is accomplished by means of a snap fastener 10in the lid as also shown by Fig. 5.

Fig. 2 shows vertical section of the single compartn'ient hat box shownin Fig. 1 but in a closed position, with the tray 11 in the raisedposition as shown by the dotted line, g

To recapitulate, Fig. 1 is the conventional ladies hat box improved witha spacer 12 Fig, 3, which is provided with three hinges 12, the leavesor wings of which may be turned inwardly to support a tray 11, Fig. 7which tray is also secured by snap fasteners 11 to the inside of thecompartment, making a snug bottom compartment for the hat and an uppercompartment for other articles of clothing without interfering with ordamaging the hat. If the hat requires more space the tray can be liftedby means of the snap fasteners. Further, if desired, the entirecompartment in Fig. 1 could be utilized as a hat box by removing thetray and throwing up to vertical position the leaves or wings of thesupport hinges 12 on the space as shown by 3. The tray could then beplaced in the lid of the hat box and held therein as shown by Fig. 5,making an entirely new compartment, inclependent of the hatbox.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a case 15 with two compartments 16, eachhaving a lid 16. The upper lid 16 has a snap fastener 16 to hold thetray 17 in the lid to form a 2' closed compartment similar to that shownin Figure 5. This box is practically the same as the hat box, Fig. 1,except that there is a partition 15 which provides an additionalcompartn'ient on the reverse side of the box in which articles ofclothing can be carried. In other words, the side with the deepestcompartment is constructed exactly as Fig. 1, and the other side merelya single compartment which may be used as a hat box or for any otherpurpose. As shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, both sides of the boxcan be opened by means of hinges attached to the baseof the box.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the case with the two compartments.As shown in this figure the upper compartment shows the tray in a raisedposition in full lines and supported bytthe snap fasteners 17 in thesame inanner as Fig. 2. The "bottom compartment, as shown by Fig. 6,contains a hat form H similar to hat form H, shown" in Figure 2; thisis, however, optional with the user, as the form can be removed by meansof snap fasteners and the space used ,for

other purposes. In this form the spacer 18 is shown "with the hingeleaves or Wings 18 disposed in vertical position.

It will be seen that the two styles of hat boxeswhich I have inventedare very practicable. They can be utilized as overnight v partitionadapted to detachably sup ort a hat formon its bottorn'lfacef where ythe lower compartment may be used as a hat box and container for otherarticles.

2. A device ot the' class described co1nprising a hat box having a. hatcontaining compartment, a removable tray, and removablesspacmgmeansavitlnn the compartment,

said s teiagueeans comprising a tubular collar adapted to fit within thehat compartment, for supporting said tray, whereby to regulate the areaof the hat containing compartment.

Adeviceofthe class described com prising a'liat box having a hatcontaining compartment, a removable tray, and removable spacing meansfor supporting said tray, said spacer "comprising a 'tubnlar collaradapted to fit within inner perimeter ofthe hat comparti nenhand hingedleaves or wings at'thehi'pper end of thejcollar adapted to swing tohorizontal pbsition for the tray to rest upon. 1

Signed at tl'iecity of Baltimore in the State or Marylandthis day ofMarch,

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